st: VS: RE: mlogit with constraints

Hi!
Thank you for your suggestion, Scott. However, it did not solve my problem since the comparison group was already multi==1. So, I still do not know what causes the message: redundant or inconsistent constraints.
I tried the following set-up of the constraints and these constraints seem to work in the estimation. However, I am not sure whether this is what I want, i.e. to constrain some of the coefficients related to the explanatory variables to be zero. In this case the constrained coefficient is dropped from the equation.
constraint define 1 [3] L2debt
constraint define 2 [2] debttoas23
constraint list
1: [3] L2debt
2: [2] debttoas23
I would be grateful for any help with the constraints. I would like to know what is the difference between setting up coinstraints like above and my original constraints: constraint 1 [3] L2debt=0 and constraint 2 [2] debttoas23=0?
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Laura
-----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
Lähettäjä: Scott Merryman [mailto:smerryman@kc.rr.com]
Lähetetty: to 11.11.2004 22:43
Vastaanottaja: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
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Aihe: st: RE: mlogit with constraints
I suspect you have defined a constraint for the base category (either
equation 2 or 3). You could use the basecategory(#) option to change the
value of dependent variable that is treated as the base category.
Hope this helps,
Scott
> -----Original Message-----
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> statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Vartia, Niini
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 7:56 AM
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: mlogit with constraints
>
> Dear Statalisters,
>
> I trying to estimate a multinomial model with categorical dependent
> variable (multi) taking values 1,2 and 3. I would like to constrain some
> of the coefficients related to the explanatory variables to be zero. After
> defining the following constraints and estimating mlogit model I get the
> message below:
>
> constraint define 1 [3] L2debt=0
>
> constraint define 2 [2] debttoas23=0
>
> mlogit multi bktvolkasvu avhelieuribor m2togdp invr3 wint3 capint3
> exint3tot3
> prcosttot3 glvtot3 rdint1 tplkmyr ika loghenk forown L2profit fixtotot
> debt
> toas23 L2debt logcov, cluster(yrtunnew) constraints(1-2)
>
> redundant or inconsistent constraints
> r(412)
>
> I must be doing something wrong when specifying the constraints. I Would
> really be grateful for help in setting up the constraints.
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